Change carrier



July 9, 1924'. 1,502,110

A. BECK CHANGE CARRIER Filed July 20. 1921 atented July 29, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,502,719 PATENT cri ics.

ALBERT BECK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO MGGILL METAL ERODUCTSCO-ltI- PANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CHANGE CARRIER.

Application filed July 20, 1921. Serial No. 486,106.-

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A BERT BECK, a .citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a ChangeCarrier; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates more particularly to an improved portable changemaker wherein all of the coin tubes have the lower ends thereof engagedin a. plate casting which is secured to the base plate of the changemaker above pivoted ejectors supported on said-base. plate and operableby levers projectingthrough apertures in said plate casting to causeejection of coins from said tubes.

It is an object of this invention to provide a portable changemakerwherein one of the coin tubes is longer than the others to hold agreater quantity of coins of a smaller denomination.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a change maker with anauxiliary change maker removably attached to one end thereof by means ofthe bolt whereon one of the change maker supporting hooks is normallyengaged.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a change makerwherein supporting hooks are rotatably and slidably engaged on boltswhich hold the upper and lower plates of the device secured in place.

It is a further object of this invention toprovide a change make-rhaving gear oper' ated e-jectors disposed between base plates andoperable by spring controlled triggers to cause the ejection of coinsfrom coin tubes having the lower ends thereof engaged in openings in oneof said base plates. f

It is an important object of this invent tion to provide a portablechange maker of simple and effective construction wherein removablyconnected sections are adapted to be supported in position for use bymeans of hooks slidably and rotatably engaged on clamping bolts whichhold the coin tubes clamped between upper and lower plates.

" Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated inthe drawings andhereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1is a front elevation of a change maker embodying the principlesof this in vention.

Figure 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

As shown on the drawings:

The portable change maker comprises a plurality of cylindrical cointubes 1, 2 3 and 1 of different sizes adapted to respectively receivequarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. Each of the tubes is provided witha plurality of staggered longitudinal rows of view apertures or slots 5to permit coins in said tubes to be seen. Thecoin tube 4 is longer orhigher than the other tubes to permit the same to carry a large quantityof pennies necessary for the making of change.v The long coin tubee hasa slotted cap (3 secured on the upperend thereof to permit pennies to beinserted into said tube.

The lower ends of the coin tubes 1, 2, 3 and a seat in socket-s or rings7 which form an integral part of an upper base plate 8 having slots ornotches 9 in the rear margin thereof. The plate 8 and the rings 7 aremade of cast metal to form a unitary or one piece tube retaining plate.The cast plate 8 is rigidly secured upon the top of a metal base plate10 by screws or rivets 11. Spacers 12 are provided between the baseplates 8 and 10 to hold the same spaced from 'one another.

Pivotally mounted between the base plates 8 and 10 below the respectivecoin tubes are coin ejector rings 13 of difierent diameters tocorrespond with the sizes'of the tubes. I Each ejector ring has teeth 14integrally formed thereon which mesh withthe teeth of a gear segment 15pivoted between the base plates 8 and 10 similar to the constructionillustrated in Figure 2. Each of the gear segments 15 is provided withan opening or slot to receive the lower end of a finger'or arm 16integrally formed at an angle to a trigger or lever 17. Each trigger orlever 17 is provided with a control form a flange 21.

. shaped to close the upper ends of the coin er, as illustrated inFigures 1 and 2.

spring 18 to hold the same in normal position whereby the gear segment15 acting on the teeth 14 of an ejector ring holds said ring in normalposition below its respective coin tube. Secured at right angles to therear margin of the lower base plate 10 is a curved upright wall or backplate 19, the ends of which are bent forwardly to form end walls orflanges 20. The upper margin of the back plate 19 is bent forwardly to-Struck inwardly from the back plate 19 are a plurality of lugs 22 forsupporting a shaft or rod 23 on which the triggers 17 are pivotallymounted.

Secured across the upper ends of the coin tubes 1, 2 and 3 in positionto permit the long coin tube 4 to project upwardly therethrough is acover plate or top 24 which 1S tubes 1, 2 and 3. The cover plate 24 isprovided with coin slots 25 of required size to permit coins of theproper denomination to be inserted into the respective coin tubes.Projecting through the rear corners of the base plates 8 and 10 and ofthe top or cover plate 24 are bolts 26 having nuts engaged on the lowerthreaded ends thereof below the lower base plate10. Rotatably andslidably.

engaged on the bolts 26 are the rings or apertured lugs 27 of supportinghooks 28. The hooks 28 are adapted to be engaged over a belt of a personby whom the portable change maker is used.

An auxiliary or secondary change maker is provided and may be rigidlysecured to one end of the main or primary change mak- The auxiliarychange maker is of substantially the same general construction as themain change maker but comprises in this case but a single slotted cointube 29, the lower end of which is engaged in an opening provided in aring plate 30 having apertured angle lugs 31 integrally formed onopposite sides thereof and secured on a baseplate 32. The base plate 32is cut away at 33 to afford a coin discharge opening. A slotted coverplate 34 is secured on the upper end of the auxiliary coin tube 29. Aflanged ejecting ring 35 adapted to hold a plurality of coins ispivotally mounted on the base plate 32 below the coin tube 29 and belowthe retaining ring plate 30. The ejector 35 has teeth 14 formed thereonwhich mesh with the teeth of a gear segment 15 pivotally mounted on thebase plate 32. A spring controlled trigger or-lever 36 engages the gearsegment 15 to permit operation of the coin ejector. The trigger 36 ispivotally mounted on a back plate 37 secured to the base plate 32. Theends of'the back plate 37 are bent at an angle and are secured to theside margins of the base plate 32 to form side plates or flanges 38.

Thetop plate 34 and the base plate 32 are provided with integralapertured lugs 39 through which one of the bolts 26 is adapted to engageto hold the auxiliary change maker connected with the main change maker.The hook 2728 is removed from said bolt 26 and is engaged on a bolt 40forming a part of the auxiliary change maker. A retaining hook or lug 41is integrally formed on one of the side flanges 38 to engage over theedge of one of the flanges 20 of the main change maker, as shown inFigure 1. The auxiliary change maker may thus be removably attached toone side of the main change maker to provide an extra coin tube adaptedto carry coins such as pennies, a plurality of which may be ejected by asingle operation of the trigger 36.

The operation is as follows: I

The hooks 28 are rotatably and slidably engaged on the boltsor rods 26and are adapted to be engaged on the belt of a person who is required tomake change. Coins are inserted into the various tubes according to thedenominations of said coins. The coins fall by gravity and stack up oneupon the other with the lowermost coin of each tube seated within theejector ring 13. To discharge a coin of a required denomination therespective lever or trigger 17 is depressed thereby causing the arm 16thereof to swing rearwardly to pivot the respective gear segment.Movement of a gear segment 15 causes the teeth thereof to coact with theteeth 14 of an ejecting ring 13, thereby causing said ring to swingoutwardly carrying the lowermost coin outwardly into a position topermit the coin to drop through a cut away portion of the base plate 10into the hand of an operator. Release of the trigger 17 permits thespring 18 thereof to automatically return the coin ejecting members backinto normal position.

Attention is'directed to the fact that the lower ends of the coin tubesare held in position by the base rings 7 which form an integral part ofthe upper base plate 8.

When required the auxiliary change mak er may be readily attached to oneside of the main change maker by means of one of the bolts 26. The hook28 of the bolt 26 is removed and engaged on the bolt 40 of the auxiliarychange maker. The auxiliary change maker is shaped to conform to thecurvature of the main change maker and is rigidly held in place by thebolt 26 and the retaining hook 41 which connects the adjacent end plates20 and 38, as shown in Figure 1. By depressing the trigger 36 aplurality of coins are ejected from the auxiliary coin tube 29.

Inasmuch as a large number of pennies are required for making change,the coin tube 4 is made longer than the other coin tubes.

It will of course be understood that the auxiliary change maker may havemore than one coin tube if necessary.

I am aware that numerous other details of construction may be variedthrough a wide range without departing from the principles of thisinvention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent grantedotherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A change maker comprising a frame, coin tubes supported thereon, coinejecting mechanisms on said frame for discharging coins from said tubes,bolt members removably engaged in said frame, and hooks rotatably andslidably engaged on said bolt members to permit the change maker to besupported in a position for use.

2. The combination with a main portable change maker, of an auxiliarychange maker, bolts removably engaged on said main change maker, hooksadjustably engaged on said bolts for supporting the main change maker inposition for use, apertured lugs formed on said auxiliary change maker,a bolt removably engaged on said auxiliary change maker, one of saidmain change maker bolts ada ted to be removed and the hook removedtierefrom and placed upon said auxiliary change maker bolt, said removedmain change maker bolt adapted to engage said apertured lugs to hold theauxiliary change maker removably attached 'to said main change maker.

3. The combination with a main change maker, of an auxiliary changemaker, a bolt common to both of saidchange makers to hold the sameconnected to one another, bolts on the outer ends of said change makers,and hooks removably and adjustably engaged on said bolts to permit theconnected change makers to be supported in position for use.

4. The combination with a large change maker and a small change maker, abolt supported on said large change maker, a

hook adjust-ably engaged thereon, a second bolt on said large changemaker, a hook adapted normally to be engaged on said second bolt topermit the large change maker to be supported in position for useindependently of the small change maker, and a third bolt on said smallchange maker, said second bolt adapted to be removed and the hook takentherefrom and then remounted to connect the small change maker to saidlarge change maker, said removed hook adapted to be adjustably engagedon said third bolt to permit the connected change makers to be supportedin position for use.

5. A change carrier comprising a base section, coin ejecting mechanismsmounted therein, means for operating the same, a top section havingopenings therein, a plurality of coin tubes between the base section-andsaid top section, members connecting the base section and said topsection to hold the coin tubes in place, and supporting members for thechange carrier movably engaged on said connecting members.

6. A change carrier comprising upper and lower plates, coin tubesengaged therebetween, bolts for connecting said plates to hold the cointubes in place, and supporting members for the change carrier rotatablyand slidably engaged on said bolts.

7. A change holder comprising a main change carrier, an auxiliary changecarrier pivotally supported thereon, and means rotatably and slidablymounted on said main change carrier and on said auxiliary change carrierto permit the change holder to be supported in position for use.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT BECK. Vitnesses 1 CHARLES IV. HILLS, J12, Gno. F. MGGILL.

